The telecommunications company Omantel of Oman and the second largest telecommunications company in the UAE, the company DU, have teamed up to build a new submarine cable called OEG, which will serve as a fast and unique connection between Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Connection of OEG Submarine Cable
The OEG Subsea Connection, established by the Omantel and DU companies, has succeeded in uniting Oman and the United Arab Emirates through a new international fiber optic cable from 275 kilometres. This submarine cable, known as the “Oman-United Arab Emirates Gateway”, aims to meet the changing needs of the market, improve speed, expand connectivity, offer a better customer experience and provide broader business services.
Previously, Oman and the United Arab Emirates were connected through land and submarine lines. With the introduction of the new OEG fiber optic cable system, a fast connection has been established between both countries. This partnership reaffirms the position of Omantel and DU as leaders in wholesale companies and supports the development of the region as a promising new global communications hub..
This submarine cable is the first regional submarine fiber optic cable between both countries. Connect two international data centers: Equinix MC1 in Barka, Oman and datamena DX1 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This submarine connection will become the main enabler of large-scale companies, content providers and international operators that are hosted in these data centers, enabling them to take advantage of better connectivity and increased capacity, and be able to connect directly to their points of presence (POP) in the region.
Collaboration of Omantel and du
The CEO of Omantel, Talal Al Mamari, states that this new direct connection will allow Omantel, as a global wholesale center, ya you, as a regional data center, work together to deliver great benefits to our wholesale and enterprise customers. Both companies will be able to expand their networks with greater efficiency and better connectivity, which will have a significant positive impact on the quality of service and the variety of products. Besides, the increased connection between the two data centers will attract more global players to the region, improving the quality of the connection and, Thus, improving customer experience.
du's CEO, Fahad Al Hassawi, affirms that this agreement stems from a shared vision of new strategic directions, which will help both companies to optimize their assets and positions in local markets, regional and global. The OEG submarine cable will generate more investment in the region and improve the performance of our wholesale and enterprise customers, which, through a large-scale transformation, will spread further to society.
Currently, Omantel has invested in more than 20 submarine cable systems all over the world. It has five unique submarine cable landing stations in Oman and has established land outbound connections with neighboring countries.. It is the first and only GCC operator to land a submarine cable in Europe.